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Title Women and social change in North Africa : what counts as revolutionary? / edited by Doris H. Gray and Nadia Sonneveld
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017

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Contents Capturing change in legal empowerment programs in Morocco and Tunisia : shared challenges and future directions / Stephanie Willman Bordat, Sadia Kouzzi -- Safe havens and social embeddedness : an examination of domestic violence shelters in Morocco / Megan O'Donnell -- Reforming gendered property rights : the case of collective land in Morocco / Yasmine Berriane -- Microcredit, gender and corruption : are women the future of development? / Nicolas Hamelin, Mehdi el Boukhari, Sonny Nwankwo -- Morocco's Islamic feminism : the contours of a new theology? / Doris H. Gray and Habiba Boumlik -- Moroccan mothers' religiosity : impact on daughters' education / Imane Chaara -- Pious and engaged : the religious and political involvement of Egyptian Salafi women after the 2011 revolution / Laurence Deschamps-Laporte -- Morocco at the crossroads : the intersection of race, gender and refugee status / Karla McKanders -- Speaking of the dead : changing funeral practices among Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands and Belgium / Khadija Kadrouch-Outmany -- Dying with a clear mind : pain control and end of life care for Dutch Moroccan patients in the Netherlands / Roukayya Oueslati -- Kol b'isha erva: the silencing of Jewish women's oral traditions in Morocco / Vanessa Paloma Elbaz -- Customary law and women's rights among the Imazighen of the Middle Atlas and South East Morocco / Michael Peyron -- Family law reform in Algeria : national politics, key actors, and transnational factors / Dörthe Engelcke -- The case of women's unilateral divorce rights in Egypt : revolution and counter-revolution? / Nadia Sonneveld -- Emerging norms : writing gender in the post-revolution Tunisian state / Zoe Petkanas
Summary Women's voices are brought to the fore in this comprehensive analysis of women and social change in North Africa. Focusing on grass-roots perspectives, readers will gain a rare glimpse into how both the intentional and unintentional actions of men and women contribute to societal transformation. Most chapters are based on extensive field work that illuminates the real-life experiences, advocacy, and agency of women in the region. The book considers frequently less studied issues including migration, legal changes, oral and written law, Islamic feminism, and grass-roots activism. It also looks at the effectiveness of shelters for abused women and the changes that occurred in the wake of the 2011 Arab uprisings, as well as challenging conventional notions of feminist agency by examining Salafi women's life choices. Recommended for students and scholars, as well as international development professionals with an interest in the MENA region
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Women -- Africa, North -- Social conditions
Women's rights -- Africa, North
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa, North
Social change -- Africa, North
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Social change
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Women -- Social conditions
Women's rights
North Africa
Form Electronic book
Author Gray, Doris H., 1955- editor.
Sonneveld, Nadia, editor.
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